Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:20.915336+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.13 | 19.57 | 14.06 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 13.75 | 14.94 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Purdue | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.74 | 15.25 | 13 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 25.64 | 16.67 | 12.26 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 5 | Tennessee | Southern | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.01 | 19.62 | 8.56 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 24.6 | 12.75 | 8.13 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 7 | Auburn | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 24.56 | 4.98 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 8 | TCU | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.28 | 25.2 | 4.07 | 9.97 | -0.97 |
| 9 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 19.62 | 4.83 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 29.33 | 2.39 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.44 | 14.38 | 13.45 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.35 | 30.86 | 9.64 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 13 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.06 | 19.5 | 7.44 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.01 | 12.38 | 8.78 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.98 | 12.88 | 11.33 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 16 | Tulane | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.93 | 6.25 | 14.11 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 17 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.91 | 18.56 | 6.61 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 18 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.69 | 16.5 | 6.13 | 7.72 | -0.72 |
| 19 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.62 | 27.88 | 3.4 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Border | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 21.57 | 31.64 | -0.62 | 10.99 | -0.99 |
| 21 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.44 | 12.38 | 8.2 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 22 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.37 | 17.14 | 6.56 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 23 | NC State | Southern | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.27 | 8.5 | 8.72 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 24 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.87 | 4.43 | 13.37 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 25 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.6 | 4.88 | 3.75 | 6.61 | 0.39 |
| 26 | Ohio State | Western | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.55 | 6.12 | 14.48 | 6.93 | -2.93 |
| 27 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.45 | 20.14 | 4.29 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 28 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.45 | 8.29 | 8.02 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 29 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.36 | 7.86 | 11.9 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 30 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.25 | 6.5 | 6.66 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 20.1 | 11 | -1.21 | 9.67 | -2.67 |
| 32 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.1 | 16.67 | 9.87 | 8.69 | -1.69 |
| 33 | Alabama | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.73 | 15.38 | 12.12 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 34 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.98 | 20.62 | 6.25 | 7.92 | -1.92 |
| 35 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.74 | 15.44 | 1.9 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 36 | LSU | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.73 | 19.25 | 10.41 | 7.96 | -2.96 |
| 37 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.55 | 6.62 | 7.68 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 38 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.19 | 5 | 13.49 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 39 | Duke | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.92 | 11.11 | 14.57 | 8.56 | -2.56 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.83 | 16.29 | 5.28 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 41 | Creighton | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.65 | 6.25 | 9.18 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 42 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.57 | 12.36 | 2.16 | 10.08 | -2.08 |
| 43 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.47 | 9.12 | -0.13 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 44 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 12 | 8.74 | 9.46 | -3.46 |
| 45 | Rice | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.85 | 5.78 | 9.18 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 46 | California | Pacific | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.55 | 5.45 | 7.97 | 8.65 | -2.65 |
| 47 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.32 | 8.89 | 4.18 | 8.36 | -2.36 |
| 48 | Minnesota | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.17 | 5.5 | 12.94 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 49 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.72 | 12.62 | 5.76 | 7.03 | -2.03 |
| 50 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.47 | 8.75 | 4.97 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 51 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.28 | -0.33 | 11.35 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 52 | Kansas | Big 6 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.16 | 1.5 | 12.98 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 53 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.89 | 7.29 | 10.27 | 5.46 | -1.46 |
| 54 | New York University | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.62 | 7.57 | 8.77 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.09 | 2 | 11.46 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 56 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.94 | 5.38 | 4.09 | 6.86 | -2.86 |
| 57 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.89 | 1.5 | 6.18 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.79 | 1.43 | 4.4 | 4.68 | -1.68 |
| 59 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.72 | 5.4 | -2.17 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 60 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.58 | 2.78 | 8.04 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 61 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.57 | 3.89 | 6.04 | 6.01 | -1.01 |
| 62 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 8.12 | 12.42 | 7 | -3 |
| 63 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.23 | 4.57 | 12.76 | 5.47 | -2.47 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 3.62 | 16.25 | 5.43 | -1.43 |
| 65 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 10 | 7.69 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 66 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.17 | -1 | 8.22 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 13.09 | 7.86 | 9.15 | 6.18 | -4.18 |
| 68 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13 | 13.12 | 4.87 | 7.47 | -3.47 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.49 | 19.67 | -1.61 | 8.58 | -4.58 |
| 70 | Illinois | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.33 | -0.56 | 7.84 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 71 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.23 | 4.56 | 4.34 | 6.29 | -2.29 |
| 72 | Arizona State | Border | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.23 | 6.71 | 0.92 | 5.09 | -2.09 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.21 | 1.12 | 10.69 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 74 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.19 | 0.14 | 0.79 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 75 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 11.83 | -2.29 | 0.73 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 76 | Virginia | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | 2.62 | 3.28 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 77 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.69 | 0.71 | 9.55 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 78 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.66 | 5 | 16.14 | 5.85 | -2.85 |
| 79 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 11.47 | 0 | 13.02 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 80 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.4 | 3.22 | 11.25 | 5.88 | -1.88 |
| 81 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.19 | 0.33 | 7.4 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
| 82 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 14.34 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| 83 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.71 | -2.86 | 13.94 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.7 | 2.88 | 7.39 | 5.63 | -2.63 |
| 85 | Ole Miss | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.67 | 1.44 | 9.57 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 86 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.27 | -2 | 6.34 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Chicago | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.13 | 0.12 | 10.82 | 4.05 | -1.05 |
| 88 | Arizona | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.08 | -2.12 | 3.21 | 3.06 | 0.94 |
| 89 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.98 | -1.86 | 2.61 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 90 | Maryland | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.72 | -0.11 | 7.57 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 91 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.69 | 0.5 | 6.16 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 92 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.46 | -1.38 | 12.14 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 93 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.33 | -0.38 | 8.55 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 94 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.03 | -1.25 | 5.67 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 95 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.97 | 2.38 | 2.9 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 96 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.79 | -5.67 | 15.57 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 97 | Clemson | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.76 | -1.88 | 6.54 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 98 | Georgia | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.52 | 0.75 | 16.68 | 4.24 | -2.24 |
| 99 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.4 | -15.57 | 6.61 | 0.21 | 2.79 |
| 100 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.28 | 0.88 | 11.37 | 4.52 | -2.52 |
| 101 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.47 | -9 | 1.5 | 0.88 | 2.12 |
| 102 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.81 | -2.29 | 12.45 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 103 | Florida | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.77 | -2.71 | 12.56 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 104 | SMU | Southwest | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.43 | -4.56 | 12.19 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 105 | Butler | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.21 | -5.43 | -7.78 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 106 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.2 | -4.71 | 8.74 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 107 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.04 | -7.62 | 11.1 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 108 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.71 | -1.62 | 3.65 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 109 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.68 | -11.75 | 10.48 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 110 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -7.12 | 2.27 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 111 | VMI | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.08 | -10.67 | 9.88 | 0.54 | 1.46 |
| 112 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -12.4 | 5.74 | 0.27 | 1.73 |
| 113 | Montana | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.84 | -15.56 | 9.74 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 114 | Western Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.15 | -19.8 | 9.03 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 115 | Missouri | Big 6 | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.6 | -17.71 | 12.69 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 116 | New Mexico | Border | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.6 | -16.71 | 6.08 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 117 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.46 | -8.5 | 9.36 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 118 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.07 | -13.86 | 8.94 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 119 | Iowa | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.67 | -13.62 | 14.34 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 120 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.23 | -17.22 | 13.65 | 0.05 | 0.95 |